plum blossom 11 梅花 [-] méihuā (plum-flower) plum blossom: ~香自苦寒来 plum blossom out of the bitter cold '014 Flowers and grass 花草 (huācǎo)
peach blossom 12 桃花 [-] táohuā (peach-flower) peach blossom: ~运 man’s luck in love '014 Flowers and grass 花草 (huācǎo)
apricot blossom 13 杏花 [-] xìnghuā (apricot-flower) apricot blossom: ~树apricot tree || ~开 了apricot blossom '054 Properties 性质 (xìngzhì)
gain and loss, success and failure 45 得失 [-] déshī (gain-loss) gain and loss, success and failure: 个人~ personal gains and losses || 计较~ haggle over gains and losses '109 Fear, relief 害怕, 放心 (hàipà, fàngxīn)
at a loss, stunned 19 六神无主 [--無-] liùshénwúzhǔ (six-vital organs-no-master) at a loss, stunned: 心里~ mind is at a loss || 这位老人的妻子突然去世, 他感 到~. This old man’s wife’s sudden death upset the balance of his mind. '135 Gain, loss 得失 (déshī)
巨大~ a huge loss || 遭受/受到~ suffer a huge loss || 经济~ an economic loss 10 损失 [損-] sǔnshī (decrease-lose) 135 Gain, loss 得失 (déshī)
make good a loss, compensate 13 赔 [賠] péi (compensate, lose) make good a loss, compensate: ~钱 sustain financial losses, lose money in business || 你借给我的书让我弄丢了, 我~你吧. I’ve lost the book you lent me. Let me pay for it. '135 Gain, loss 得失 (déshī)
sustain losses in business 14 赔本 [賠-] péiběn (lose-capital) sustain losses in business: ~买卖 sustain losses from buying and selling || ~生意 sustain business losses || ~卖车 sustain losses in selling a car '135 Gain, loss 得失 (déshī)
loss, deficit 15 亏 [虧] kuī (short of, lose) loss, deficit: ~钱 lose money || ~损make a loss || ~了两万块 lose $20,000 '135 Gain, loss 得失 (déshī)
suffer losses 16 吃亏 [-虧] chīkuī (suffer-loss) suffer losses: 做生意不了解市场就要~. If you don’t know the market, you’ll suffer losses. '135 Gain, loss 得失 (déshī)
the loss outweighs the gain 22 得不偿失 [--償-] débùchángshī (gain-not-compensate-loss) the loss outweighs the gain: 发展经济的同时一定要保护环境, 否则会~. When developing the economy, we must protect the environment, otherwise it will outweigh the benefits. '136 Contented, frustrated 得意, 失意 (déyì, shīyì)
lose, disappointed, loss 20 失落 [-] shīluò (lose-down) lose, disappointed, loss: 他感到很~. He felt deeply abandoned. || ~的一代lost generation || 她放弃事业结婚, 婚后感 到非常~. She experienced a loss of identity after giving up her career to get married. '151 To accumulate 积累 (jīlěi)
loss money in business 19 亏本 [虧-] kuīběn (loss-capital) loss money in business: 长期 ~ money loss in business in a long period || ~出售 short sale, sell at a loss || ~生产 produce at a loss '185 To violate, to cheat, to prevent 违背, 欺骗, 阻止 (wéibèi, qīpiàn, zǔzhǐ)
gloss over 28 掩饰 [-飾] yǎnshì (cover-gloss) gloss over: ~不安 gloss over unease || ~痛苦 (tòngkǔ) cover up pain || ~错误 gloss over an error '219 Color 颜色 (yánsè)
shiny green, glossy and green 25 绿油油 [綠--] lǜyóuyóu (green-shiny-reduplication) shiny green, glossy and green: ~的树叶 shiny green leaves || ~的蔬菜 shiny green vegetables '223 Warm, cold, dry, wet, smooth 暖, 冷, 干, 湿, 滑 (nuǎn, lěng, gān, shī, huá)
glossy, smooth 36 光滑 [-] guānghuá (smooth-slippery) glossy, smooth: ~的地板 a slippery floor || ~的石头 glossy stones || ~的皮肤 smooth skin '